Tomioka Tessai. Painting and Calligraphy to Celebrate Longevity, with a letter addressed to Onodera Shūta, 1914. Pair of hanging scrolls: ink and color on silk (painting), ink on paper (calligraphy); letter and envelope: ink on paper, Image (painting): 52 1/8 × 16 15/16 in. (132.4 × 43 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/4 × 23 7/16 in. (208.9 × 59.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 25 5/8 in. (65.1 cm) Image (calligraphy): 53 1/4 × 17 5/8 in. (135.3 × 44.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/4 × 23 3/4 in. (208.9 × 60.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 1/4 × 25 7/8 in. (208.9 × 65.7 cm) Image (letter- right): 7 × 22 in. (17.8 × 55.9 cm) Image (letter- left): 8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (20.6 × 16.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 1/16 × 52 in. (23 × 132.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 7/8 × 52 in. (25.1 × 132.1 cm). Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023, 2023.583.44. arr.

Painting and Calligraphy to Celebrate Longevity, with a letter addressed to Onodera Shūta

1914

Tomioka Tessai

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Tomioka Tessai
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Pair of hanging scrolls: ink and color on silk (painting), ink on paper (calligraphy); letter and envelope: ink on paper
Medium: Pair of hanging scrolls: ink, color on silk (painting), ink on paper (calligraphy), letter, envelope: ink on paper
Locations: country: Japan
Period: Taishō Period
Dimensions: Image (painting): 52 1/8 × 16 15/16 in. (132.4 × 43 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/4 × 23 7/16 in. (208.9 × 59.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 25 5/8 in. (65.1 cm) Image (calligraphy): 53 1/4 × 17 5/8 in. (135.3 × 44.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 1/4 × 23 3/4 in. (208.9 × 60.3 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 1/4 × 25 7/8 in. (208.9 × 65.7 cm) Image (letter- right): 7 × 22 in. (17.8 × 55.9 cm) Image (letter- left): 8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (20.6 × 16.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 9 1/16 × 52 in. (23 × 132.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 9 7/8 × 52 in. (25.1 × 132.1 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2023.583.44
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2023
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